Blooms are most profuse in spring, deadheading increases the bloom time. Will rebloom in the summer but not as profusely as in spring.

Sultry
fragrantfuchsia
blossoms fill
slopes
with color in season, and out of season you are rewarded with quiet rivers of blue-grey feathery foliage.
This groundcover promises beauty year round making it an ideal and popular selection.

General information about Dianthus:
If you need a tough, easy-to-grow groundcover for a dry
slopes,
border,
rock garden, or as an
edging
along walkways or paths, this is the perfect plant for you.
Need a classic groundcover that puts up with heat, humidity, cold and
drought,
and is moderately
tolerant of salt?
Again, Dianthus gratianopolitanus fits the bill! Not only that, but the
deer tend to avoid
her.

This sweet perennial’s
evergreen,
linear foliage with opposite leaves will bathe a bank in a pool of deep blue-grey hues when it isn’t in bloom, and when it is in bloom, its showy, profuse, often
fragrant,
five-petaled, frilled
blooms
cover the plant for an
extended period.
Because of its
spreading
tendency, planting in mass yields by far the most rewarding display making it a classic garden essential!

Take note, Dianthus needs a
sunny
site with well-drained soil, but it tolerates some shade in the afternoon.
Native mainly to Europe and Asia, Dianthus is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae.

Consider planting with a
Sedum
such as
John Creech,
whose bright springy green is the perfect backdrop to the subtle hues of Dianthus’ foliage.

Interesting Facts
The name Dianthus is derived from the Greek words dios ("god") and anthos ("flower").
Its leaves are opposite, simple, and strongly
glaucous, while each flower has five petals and a frilled margin.

First time ordering from here - and pleasantly surprised in how mature and healthy and the size! of the plants. I frequently order "on-line" plants, but Classy Groundcovers outdid themselves with my order. Will certainly come back for more in the future!

As usual, the plants were packaged beautifully, ready for planting and arrived shortly after the order was placed. Each plant was healthy and vigorous, with some already in bloom! All aspects of the process and product are of very high quality!